Tag: environment

Full Disclosure

March 10, 2022

I’ve taken on the 100 Day Project challenge this year. While I’d normally paint the forest environment around where I live, I’ve often felt that this is only part of the story. The #100dayproject gave me the impetus to look at another aspect of the environment. So, for the next 100 days, I’ll be drawing … More Full Disclosure

Sketches

December 23, 2016

I have a new dog who likes a lot of walking so I’ve been out in the bush over the winter enjoying the rain and the rich colours in the forest around Ballarat. I’ve collected together some of the sketches from the past few months onto this page. For anyone who’s interested they were made … More Sketches

Winter Tracks

December 21, 2016

It’s been a long winter, but the benefits are that our dams and creeks are full for the first time in quite a few years. Despite the cold and wet, and the clouds of bloodthirsty mosquitoes, I haven’t stopped bushwalking. To be honest, I prefer the cold wet weather to the prospect of bushfires, so … More Winter Tracks

WARM project

December 20, 2016

The WARM project knitted landscape is on semi-permanent display in the foyer of Ballarat Health Services Base Hospital. The final result of a year of knitting workshops across Victoria, as well as contributions from international knitting groups. A huge team effort. My original painting was taken as a basis for a number of knitting patterns … More WARM project

WARM project

March 18, 2016

I’ve been busy on a couple of large paintings for an art and environment project. The project launched officially this week so I can put up some images here. The project takes as its starting point a conversation with a sheep farmer in the western district where we talked about how many people today, when they … More WARM project